Bachelor’s Lace Morris gives birth to first child with Ryan John Nelson
Lace Morris and Ryan John Nelson.
Courtesy of Ryan John Nelson/InstagramBachelor education alum Kant Morris has welcomed her first child Ryan John Nelson.
“Holy, I’m a mom,” Morris, 34, wrote via Instagram Story on Saturday, March 16. “That was one of the most special/craziest experiences ever.”
Morris and Nelson named their son Liam Lee.
Bachelor Nation first met Morris in 2016 when she competed on Ben Higgins‘ season of The Bachelor. Later that year, she appeared in season 3 of the series Bachelor in paradisewhich she got engaged to Grant Kemp, although they called it quits two months after the finale aired. After a hiatus from the franchise, Morris returned for season 8 of the series Bachelor in paradise in 2022, but she left the show single.
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Morris announced her pregnancy in August 2023. “Baby came into chat 💬 What a beautiful surprise 🫶🏼,” she captioned a Instagram placed at the time. “Baby Nelson is due in March.”
The accompanying photo showed Morris’ dog, Lola, wearing a “Baby Security” bandana as he posed for an ultrasound and a onesie that read “Protected by Lola.”
In September 2023, Morris revealed she was expecting a baby boy. “BOY MOM CLUB 💙💙,” she gushed via Instagram. “Not your extravagant gender reveal post…but I couldn’t be happier! My mother sent flowers to my work with the color of [the] gender, so sweet 🥲 I knew it was you bb boy 🫶🏼🫶🏼.”
In the months that followed, Morris shared pregnancy updates via social media. “Half baked 🤯💙,” she captioned one baby bump photo in October 2023, when she had reached the 20-week mark. ‘Patiently waiting until it pops and the little guy feels kicking. I have an anterior placenta so it takes a little longer for me to feel 👣.” (Anterior placenta is a common condition in which the placenta grows in front of the uterine wall, making it difficult to feel the baby’s kicks or find a heartbeat, but this is unlikely to cause complications.)
Morris showed off her progress again in December 2023 while wearing a “boy mom” hat, sports bra and leggings. “All the feelings ✨,” she wrote at the time. “I’m really impressed every day my belly is growing… like a little person is growing inside of it 😅 I was so insecure about how I would feel about my body [while] pregnant, and now I can confidently say that I love it so much 🥹.”
While Morris kept her relationship with Nelson private before confirming her pregnancy, she gave a glimpse into their romance in October 2023. series of photos of the couple cuddling in bed, kissing and rocking her belly. “Head squeeze??”